Five years ago, concerned about the problems of performance and attitude of Hispanic students in secondary public schools in Stamford, a group of South American enthusiasts proposed an education project with the goal of attracting a number of these adolescents and put at your disposal some different experiences that these schools could give them. They [...] Continue Reading…

For the residents and businesses of the East End, especially those along the stretch of Stratford and Connecticut avenues, Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7, was an Earth Day celebration they will not soon forget. More than 70 volunteers from a broad coalition of community-based organizations, along with city and state workers and their [...] Continue Reading…

The Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition (BCAC) is certainly one of the more vigorous non-profit organizations in Bridgeport. Each year, parents, educators, administrators, elected officials (particularly the Bridgeport Board of Education) and others look forward to the organization’s annual State of the Child in Bridgeport report, which quantifies exactly how the city’s education system shapes up [...] Continue Reading…

Here are a few random thoughts that popped up as I finally got into spring cleanup mode and began straightening out my desk. Sure, there’s still lots of paper strewn all over the place but a few Bridgeport items jumped out at me and here they are. Call it scattershooting around the city. They say [...] Continue Reading…

 A familiar face — well, more accurately, a familiar voice — has returned to the Park City in another highly visible role. Tim Quinn, longtime news director at WICC, was recently hired by the city as the spokesperson for the Bridgeport Police Department, a position technically titled public safety information officer. Quinn didn’t actually vanish [...] Continue Reading…

In front of more than 50 friends and supporters at the Holiday Inn, former Bridgeport Bluefish owner Mary-Jane Foster officially announced her candidacy for mayor of Bridgeport saying, “My name is Mary-Jane Foster, I am running for mayor and make no mistake about it: I am in this race to win it.” Foster’s entry into [...] Continue Reading…

Lake Forest Association held a forum to introduce candidates that will be on the ballot in the Feb. 22 special election for the 136th District seat. They were Bob Keeley, Verna Kearney, Tom Lombard, Carlos Silva, the Rev. Charles Stallworth and Mark Trajanowski. Close to 100 people met at the community center to ask questions [...] Continue Reading…

The Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice and community members met with Mayor Bill Finch to address environmental problems in the city’s East End, a low-income neighborhood. Residents accuse Mark IV, company they say is operating “illegally” at 1473-1481 Seaview Ave., is causing health problems affecting children and adults in the neighborhood. Juan Hernandez said, “I have [...] Continue Reading…